Marbles that belonged to Anne Frank rediscovered

AMSTERDAM (AP) - Shortly before Anne Frank and her family went into hiding from the Nazis, she gave some of her toys to a non-Jewish neighborhood girlfriend for safekeeping. The Anne Frank House Museum says the toys have now been recovered and Anne's tin of marbles will go on display for the first time this week at an art gallery in Rotterdam.

The neighbor, Toosje Kupers, kept the marbles along with a tea set and a book. When Kupers was interviewed by the Museum in 2009, she realized the commonplace items would be of historical interest and donated them to the Museum.

Museum spokeswoman Annemarie Bekkers said Tuesday that Frank was one of many Jewish children who gave away toys before being deported and dying in the Holocaust.

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A truly wonderful sweet spiritAnne Frank who is absent in this life but present with our Lord. You have taught us through your kindness how to forgive and this will always be remembered. Love you u and everyone

How could we, how can we ever make war upon children again? How can we repeat again and again the terrible conflicts and errors that cause the death of children, of boys barely more than children, so much bright bright life?

I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT ANNE FRANK WAS AMAZING AND ROSE ABOVE THE DIRE CIRCUMSTANCES SHE WAS PLACED IN-HER LIFE AND DEATH ARE AN INSPIRATION AND SHE WAS A DAUNTLESS FEARLESS PERSON WHO WAS KILLED BY COWARDICE.

I don't want to travel, I don't like it. If I did want to travel anywhere, it would be the Anne Frank House Museum.I went to the Holocaust Museum last year in my area, only one Anne Frank section, it pissed me off. I went there specifically for her. That was a waste of money.I mean the other information about the situation was sad, but still.